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Pleurothallis cordata is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Pleurothallis.
Description[]
Plant blooms in the summer with a single successive 5mm wide flower.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in the wet montane forest of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia at elevations of 500 to 3100 meters
Culture[]
Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to intermediate conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.
Naming[]
Common Names: The Heart-Shaped Pleurothallis
Synonyms[]
- Acronia cordata (Ruiz & Pav.) Luer 2005
- *Humboltia cordata Ruiz & Pav. 1798
- Pleurothallis brachyblephara Schltr. 1921
- Pleurothallis cordifolia var. rhopalocarpa (Schltr.) T.Hashim. 1978
- Pleurothallis erymnochila Luer 1976
- Pleurothallis cardiophylla Schltr., 1915
- Pleurothallis rhopalocarpa Schltr. 1922
- Stelis cordata (Ruiz & Pav.) Willd. 1805